Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 773 The Trumpet's Late Tang Dynasty - Qian's Wuyue Kingdom

Wuyue, Yuezhou, also known as Shaoxing City in later generations, in Wuyue Kingdom, Yuezhou is called Dongfu, and together with West Prefecture Hangzhou, it is one of the two major political centers of Wuyue Kingdom.

When Qian Liu founded the country earlier, he relied on the eight capitals of Hangzhou to start his business.

As for Qian Liu's ability to gain a firm foothold in Liangzhe, he still had to flatten his allies, give up Hangzhou to Qian Liu, and go to occupy the heir of Dong Chang in Yuezhou.

Before the destruction of Dong Chang, Yuezhou tycoon Hu Jinsi and others had already admired Qian Liu's reputation and rushed to join him.

Therefore, after controlling the two Zhejiang provinces and forming a separatist regime, the pillar forces under Qian Liu changed from a single eight capitals of Hangzhou to a powerful model of Hangzhou (West Mansion) and Yuezhou (East Mansion).

In addition to this, Qian Liu subdued a part of Sun Ru's Cai thief cannibal army and formed Wuyongdu, as Qian's own internal servants.

This is the basic pattern in Wuyue's country.

However, it seems that the three pillars are very stable, but in fact, in the later stage of Qian Liu, this system is a bit unplayable.

Because the reason why Cai thief is unparalleled in the southern country is because of Qin Zongquan and Sun Ru.

The cruelty of these two dogs is brutal, and the inhumanity is inhumane, but their ability to lead and train soldiers is really not covered.

So that the Cai thief not only caused Tang Ting and Houliang a headache, but also Tang, (Wu) Yue, and Chu in the south.

Wuyue's martial arts were all Cai's soldiers, Wu-Tang's black cloud swords were also Cai's soldiers, and Chu's Ma Yin was simply a hero among Cai's thieves.

In the early days of Wuyue, the warriors who were born out of Cai thief were brave and good at fighting. They overwhelmed the eight capitals of Hangzhou, and the tyrants of Yuezhou could not lift their heads.

Although they also rebelled and almost killed Qian Liu, Qian Liu was finally able to control the situation by relying on Wu Yongdu.

But after 20 years, the warriors of Wuyongdu who were surrendered by Qian Liu earlier are gradually getting old, and the next generation will grow up in the rich and peaceful Jiangnan water town. quite.

In the later period of Qian Liu, Wu Yong quickly degenerated, either transformed into a local tyrant, or lost the ability to suppress the local tyrant.

Therefore, in the Qian Yuanguan period, the Qian family had to compromise with Hangzhou Badou Xunchen and Yuezhou Haoqiang.

Although the Qian family lost part of their power, the Wuyue Kingdom gained rare peace and became a safe haven and a peach blossom garden in troubled times.

Thanks to the kindness of Qian Liu and Qian Yuanguan's father and son, the people of Zhejiang and Zhejiang have lived a happy life in the troubled times that can only be found in the peaceful and prosperous times.

However, during Qian Zuo's period, the young king who succeeded in his teens was not satisfied with ceding power to gain stability like his father, and only wanted to regain power, and then sent it away.

Hu Jinsi, the representative figure of Hangzhou Xunchen and Yuezhou Haoqiang in the central court, and the general of the upper palace of sword shoes, Hu Jinsi personally commanded the Yabing soldiers to hack Qian Zuo to death in the palace.

Later, he supported Qian Zuo's younger brother Qian Hongzheng to succeed him, but Qian Hongzheng was dissatisfied that the power was completely controlled by powerful ministers, and he hated Hu Jinsi and others who killed his brother deeply, and secretly planned to solve them.

So Hu Jinsi conspired with the others again and led three hundred soldiers to arrest Qian Hongyi at night.

But this time Hu Jinsi was still a little scared. Killing two great kings in a row within a year is a skill that requires a big heart for anyone.

So Hu Jinsi had no choice but to imprison Qian Hongzhen, hoping to assassinate Qian Hongzhen after he was out of the limelight.

Qian Hongchu, who is now succeeding to the throne, is much smarter than the two elder brothers, so he has temporarily reached a delicate balance with Hu Jinsi and other powerful officials.

Among the monarchs of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Wuyue Kingdom of the Qian family is the most peaceful and prosperous country in the world, and it is a paradise in troubled times.

But as far as the monarch is concerned, except for Qian Liu, the power in the hands of the Qian family's great kings is also the smallest among the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and sometimes they are even restrained by their subordinates and cannot move.

This is also an important reason why Zhang Ting said that the Wuyue Kingdom of the Qian family was a trumpet in the late Tang Dynasty.

Wu Yong is like the Shence Army, which can be used at first, but later it can't even defeat the state and county soldiers in the countryside.

Hangzhou Xunchen and Yuezhou Haoqiang are like the eunuchs and feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty. No matter who they are in power or who loses power, the king can only rely on them to govern.

In Yuezhou, there is a fortress-like villa in the east of the city. This is the manor of the super wealthy Hu family in Huzhou.

The family temple of the Hu family is also in this manor. From the Hu family's other property to the east, the fertile land stretching for tens of miles is all the Hu family's property.

The patriarch of the Hu family is Hu Jinsi, an invincible old man of five generations, Hu Jinsi, who is 92 years old this year.

In history, this man lived to be 98 years old, and he did not die of natural causes. After he heard that Qian Hongchu wanted to help Hou Zhou attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, he personally led the soldiers to Hangzhou to save them, but in the end they were no match for the general situation, and his back was angry. Sores and died.

I can't accept it!The average person at 98 years old can be regarded as a genius without incontinence. This man has fought a battle all his life, and at the age of 98 he even led troops to try to save the situation. If he is allowed to live well, he may live to be 20 to [-] years old.

How terrifying is this age? Let's put it this way, the year he was born was in the period of Tang Xuanzong.

This year the famous great poet Li Shangyin just died of illness, Zhang Yi’s great-grandfather Zhang Yichao took Lanzhou and surrounded Liangzhou on three sides, Li Keyong had just been weaned, Zhu Wen’s father hadn’t died of illness, Huang Chao was still fucking thinking about the imperial examinations .

This old man Rui was only two years younger than Li Keyong and six years younger than Zhu Wen. When Zhang Ting's great-grandfather was serving as General Zuo Jinwu in Chang'an, Hu Jinsi was a school lieutenant under Zhang Yichao's command because of his shade.

Moreover, Hu Jinsi has an advantage in Wu Yue's country that no one else can match.

That is, although he was born in a wealthy family in Yuezhou, he had followed Qian Liu in his early years and was one of the founders of the Eight Capitals of Hangzhou, so he was both an honored minister of the West Mansion and a powerful man of the East Mansion.

With this ability to take both sides, Hu Jinsi became a tiger in Wuyue's country after all his contemporaries passed away.

It's just that sitting tiger also has the trouble of sitting tiger, that is, he is too old, and all his sons are incompetent. He is afraid that after himself, his descendants will die without a place to bury him.

Therefore, even now that Qian Hongchu is clearly smiling at him, Hu Jinsi has no choice but to cooperate with Qian Hongchu in acting.

Having killed a great king and deposed a great king, he really didn't dare to do anything to Qian Hongchu.

Therefore, Hu Jinsi turned his attention to the northwest, and now the only one who can untie him and let him get off the tiger's back is the emperor of the Central Plains, the sage of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who has this ability.

"I'm back, I'm back! Si Weng, Zhao'er is back." At the door of Hu's Bieye, a chubby man ran in and shouted loudly. This person was Hu Jingsi's eldest son, Hu Jing.

Following Hu Jing's shout, all the people in Hu's Bieye turned their heads to look at Hu Jinsi who was sitting in the courtyard. Today, not only the Hu family is here, but also people from other wealthy families in Yuezhou.

Hu Jinsi slowly opened his eyes, and looked at a man bent over beside him, who seemed to be flattering the man.

This is his fourth son, Hu Sheng. Since his mother was a maid, he was born with a very low status in the Hu family, and almost no one paid attention to him.

You must know that Hu Jinsi has 27 sons alone, how can they all become the second generation of officials, and he doesn't have so much leisure time to distribute the father's love equally to each son and daughter.

Everyone loves, and Hu Sheng belongs to the son who is not loved by Hu Jinsi.

But this time, after Hu Jinsi sighed, he looked at Hu Sheng kindly and said, "Zhao'er is brave and well-versed in scriptures, and he can win the favor of great pilgrims. Shiro still has meritorious education."

After finishing speaking, Hu Jinsi took the hand of his son whom he usually didn't pay much attention to, "Go, you and my father and son, go and greet him personally!"

Hu Sheng, who has been submissive all his life, has never been so concerned by his father. He tremblingly held his father's arm and walked outside.

. . . .

The east gate of Yuezhou is also close to the Hu family's villa, so Hu Zhao also chose to enter Yuezhou City from here.

And long before he arrived in Dongcheng, his brothers of the same generation, those who had good friends with him from other families, had come to welcome him long ago.

As the only two Wuyue internal army soldiers who followed Shen Huzi to participate in the entire battle of Mobei, Hu Zhao's return to his hometown naturally caused a sensation.

Regardless of military merits, the fact that he was granted the title of being a wolf and living as an Xu is enough for Hu Zhao to gain great honor within the family, and to be able to write a new stroke on the genealogy.

What's more, his contribution is not small. Zhang Tie intends to use the two people of Yuezhou Hu Zhao and Huzhou Wang Sheng to win the hearts of Wuyue Kingdom. Naturally, he has to do more grandly.

The east gate was in sight, and there were crowds of people. Hu Zhao saw the figure of his grandfather Hu Jinsi from a long distance away. He was accompanied by a middle official and two minor officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Hu Zhao bowed to the three of them, "Angels, my grandfather came out of the city to welcome me, please forgive me for taking the first step."

The Zhongguan was about to answer, but he saw smoke rising from the opposite side. The 91-year-old Hu Jinsi walked towards him with big strides.

When Hu Zhao saw it, he quickly bowed down in the dust, "If you are not filial to Sun Erzhao, kowtow to Ah Weng, to your lord!"

"Hahahaha!" Hu Jinsi laughed loudly, and with a few quick steps, he came to Hu Zhao and helped him up.

"Since ancient times, when loyalty and filial piety cannot be fulfilled, one should be loyal to the country first. Shi Lang followed the sage on his expedition to Mobei, but he was loyal to the affairs of the country. Why is there no such thing as filial piety? Get up quickly and let Ah Weng take a good look at it."

A bright smile appeared on Hu Zhao's face. In the past, his grandfather would not have valued him so much. This was all due to the grace of the saint and his desperate fight!
"May I ask Angel, is my grandson brave in battle?" Hu Jinsi cupped his hands and asked the Zhongguan.

The Zhongguan took out a book, smiled and said to Hu Jinsi: "Under the door, the sage made an order, and the eighth team of Wuyue Neiya is fighting against Hu Zhao, big and small, without avoiding arrows and stones, destroying the enemy's formation, and capturing the enemy's strong troops alive. One Xiao Wang and three Mei Lu were beheaded 27 times, and one was the first to ascend and the other was the first to capture the flag.

Today, Wu Yilang, the seventh rank, is given 41 grades of merit, fifty pieces of brocade, and 200 million yuan in money. "

After finishing speaking, the Zhongguan looked around, "Which one is Hu Silang and Hu Sheng? Is Mrs. Hu Shen here?"

The submissive Hu Sheng dragged the trembling Hu Shenshi to appear in front of the Zhongguan, who said to the two with a smile.

"When Wu Yilang accompanied Sheng Jia in the past, he wanted to use his military exploits in exchange for a reward for Gao Tang.

The sage felt his pure filial piety, and specially gave Hu Shengzheng the eighth grade to Shilang and the county magistrate of Kuaiji.Gao Hu Shen is a pleasant person. "

As soon as Zhongguan finished speaking, the crowd outside the east gate burst out in surprise.

Gishilang was a literary official, and it was impossible to manage affairs without a salary. The gift of Kuaiji County Magistrate meant that the official position of Kuaiji County Magistrate could be engraved on the tombstone after death.

Although it doesn't look like much benefit, but this is a gift from the imperial court!

Even Wuyue State Middle School didn't get much, and Hu Jinsi was nothing more than a training envoy of the Yuezhou Regiment on the bright side.

For Wu Yue, who has always regarded himself as a loyal minister of the imperial court, and has not even established a hegemony on the surface, the official position of the imperial court is not comparable to that of internal officials. Even the king has to rely on seeking titles, let alone other people.

For a while, those who envied, envied and hated, even Hu Jinsi, looked at Zhang Shengren with admiration. This is really an emperor who can manipulate people's hearts!

Hu Zhao took a step closer, took Hu Jinsi's hand and said: "The sage has sent the elders of the clan, the Duke of Nanyang County to the West Mansion to confer the title of King, and the Duke of Nanyang entrusted his grandson to invite Ah Weng to the West Mansion."

Hu Jinsi's gray eyebrows twitched. It seemed that the imperial court was going to make a big move against Wuyue Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)